Tables for different opening stats
Different stats for best and worst openings for both black and white.
White's Best 10 Openings (Based on White Win % + (Draw % X 0.5))
| Rank |
Opening |
White Win % |
Draw % |
Points per 100 games |
| 1 |
Queen's Gambit |
40 |
36 |
58 |
| 2 |
Blackmar Diemer Gambit |
49 |
16 |
57 |
| 3 |
Ruy Lopez |
40 |
33 |
56.5 |
| 4 |
Bishop's Opening |
41 |
30 |
56 |
| 5 |
Benko Opening |
38 |
35 |
55.5 |
| =5 |
Reti Opening |
37 |
37 |
55.5 |
| =5 |
Vienna Game |
41 |
29 |
55.5 |
| 8 |
Centre Game |
44 |
22 |
55 |
| =8 |
English Opening |
38 |
34 |
55 |
| =8 |
Scotch Game |
40 |
30 |
55 |
White's Worst 10 Openings (Based on White Win % + (Draw % X 0.5))
| Rank |
Opening |
White Win % |
Draw % |
Points per 100 games |
| 1 |
Van't Krujis Attack |
28 |
25 |
40.5 |
| 2 |
Anderssen's Opening |
30 |
27 |
43.5 |
| 3 |
Grob Opening |
36 |
18 |
45 |
| 4 |
Sargossa Opening |
34 |
23 |
45.5 |
| 5 |
Bird's Opening |
34 |
25 |
46.5 |
| 6 |
Polish Defense |
38 |
23 |
49.5 |
| 7 |
Dunst Opening |
36 |
28 |
50 |
| =7 |
Anti-Veresov Opening |
36 |
28 |
50 |
| 9 |
Colle System |
35 |
31 |
50.5 |
| 10 |
Mieses Opening |
39 |
24 |
51 |
Black's Best 10 Openings (Based on Black Win % + (Draw % X 0.5))
| Rank |
Opening |
Black Win % |
Draw % |
Points per 100 games |
| 1 |
Sicillian Defense |
34 |
29 |
48.5 |
| =1 |
Nimzo Indian |
30 |
37 |
48.5 |
| 3 |
Robatsch Defense |
33 |
29 |
47.5 |
| 4 |
Alekhine Defense |
32 |
30 |
47 |
| 5 |
Nimzowitsch Defense |
34 |
25 |
46.5 |
| =5 |
Rat |
30 |
33 |
46.5 |
| 7 |
Benko Gambit |
32 |
28 |
46 |
| =7 |
Modern Defense |
31 |
30 |
46 |
| =7 |
Modern Defense |
25 |
42 |
46 |
| 10 |
Pseudo King’s Indian |
29 |
33 |
45.5 |
Black's Worst 10 Openings (Based on Black Win % + (Draw % X 0.5))
| Rank |
Opening |
Black Win % |
Draw % |
Points per 100 games |
| 1 |
Gunderam Defense |
25 |
25 |
37.5 |
| 2 |
Polish Opening |
28 |
23 |
39.5 |
| 3 |
St George’s Defense |
30 |
20 |
40 |
| 4 |
Budapest Gambit |
27 |
27 |
40.5 |
| =4 |
Philidor’s Defense |
27 |
27 |
40.5 |
| 6 |
Latvian Gambit |
33 |
17 |
41.5 |
| =6 |
Petroff’s Defense |
22 |
39 |
41.5 |
| =6 |
Queenside Fianchetto |
29 |
25 |
41.5 |
| 9 |
Bogo-Indian Defense |
22 |
42 |
43 |
| =9 |
Dutch Defense |
28 |
30 |
43 |
| =9 |
King’s Indian |
28 |
30 |
43 |
10 Most Drawn Openings
| Rank |
Opening |
Draw % |
| 1 |
Bogo-Indian Defense |
42 |
| =1 |
Queen’s Indian Defense |
42 |
| 3 |
Petroff’s Defense |
39 |
| =3 |
Four Knight’s Defense |
39 |
| 5 |
Grunfeld Defense |
37 |
| =5 |
Nimzo Indian |
37 |
| =5 |
Reti Opening |
37 |
| 8 |
Queen’s Gambit |
36 |
| 9 |
Benko Opening |
35 |
| =9 |
Three Knight’s Defense |
35 |
10 least Drawn Openings
| Rank |
Opening |
Draw % |
| 1 |
Blackmar Diemer Gambit |
16 |
| =1 |
Blackmar Diemer Gambit (Delayed) |
16 |
| 3 |
Latvian Gambit |
17 |
| 4 |
Grob Opening |
18 |
| 5 |
King’s Gambit |
20 |
| =5 |
St George’s Defense |
20 |
| 7 |
Center Game |
22 |
| 8 |
Polish Defense |
23 |
| =8 |
Polish Opening |
23 |
| =8 |
Saragossa Opening |
23 |